Exhibit VII-3a.
If You Did Not Take Any Action Regarding the Housing Discrimination,
Why Not? (multiple responses allowed)
Number of
Respondents
Percentage of respondents
who did not take any action
(n = 85)
9
10.6%
Didn't know where to report the information
27
31.8%
Afraid of retaliation
14
16.5%
Would not make any difference
33
38.8%
Housing easier to find/sell/rent somewhere
else
14
16.5%
Wouldn’t want to live near/rent from/purchase
from the person discriminating
23
27.1%
Didn’t think I would be able to prove
discrimination
33
38.8%
It costs too much to pursue
13
15.3%
Discrimination was not that serious
10
11.8%
5
5.9%
Did not have time
Prefer not to answer
Source: Applied Real Estate Analysis, Inc.
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APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS